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  • April 30, 2025

    K&L Gates Hires Ex-White & Case Atty As Partner In Australia

    K&L Gates LLP announced it has brought on a former White & Case LLP attorney as a partner for its energy, infrastructure and resources team in its Melbourne, Australia, office.

  • April 29, 2025

    5th Circ. Backs $1.6M Pipeline Project Arbitration Award

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday unanimously affirmed a more than $1.6 million arbitration award covering stand-by costs an underground drilling company incurred on a subcontract for a pipeline construction firm, saying in a published opinion that the construction company failed to show that an arbitration panel exceeded its authority.

  • April 29, 2025

    Duke Energy Rival Tells Justices Not To Review Monopoly Suit

    Independent power producer NTE Energy is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a decision that revived its monopoly suit against Duke Energy, saying the North Carolina-based company is asking the justices to issue an advisory opinion answering a hypothetical question.

  • April 29, 2025

    Examining The EPA's Forever Chemical Plans

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to clarify who is liable for forever chemical contamination and hold polluters accountable, though questions remain as to whether current standards could be loosened and how much help could be needed from Congress.

  • April 29, 2025

    Conn. Watchdog Urges Probe Into Avangrid Phishing Scam

    Connecticut's Office of Consumer Counsel has asked the state utilities regulator to open a probe into Avangrid Inc.'s alleged public dissemination of customer information, telling the agency in a petition that two of its natural gas subsidiaries in the state fell victim to a phishing scam.

  • April 29, 2025

    Deloitte, SCANA Investor Class Settle Suit Over Failed Project

    Deloitte and a certified class of SCANA Corp. investors told a South Carolina federal judge Tuesday they've settled claims accusing the accounting firm of issuing audit reports that misled investors about the progress the utility company was making on a $9 billion nuclear energy expansion project that never came to fruition.

  • April 29, 2025

    Michigan Asks Justices To Sustain Remand Of Pipeline Fight

    The Michigan attorney general on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that there's no need for it to review a Sixth Circuit decision remanding to state court a lawsuit seeking to shut down an Enbridge Energy LP crude oil and natural gas pipeline.

  • April 29, 2025

    Perkins Coie Leads 2 SPAC Listings Raising $300M Combined

    Two special-purpose acquisition companies, under similar leadership teams and represented by Perkins Coie LLP, began trading Tuesday after pricing initial public offerings that raised a combined $300 million. 

  • April 29, 2025

    BNSF Says Tribe's $400M Trespass Win Unjustly Taps Profits

    BNSF Railway Co. has urged the Ninth Circuit to derail the nearly $400 million a trial judge ruled it owes for years of illegally running oil cars across a Washington tribe's land, saying the disgorgement judgment goes after legitimate profits far removed from where the trespassing occurred.

  • April 29, 2025

    Trump Can't Reorganize Gov't Without Congress, Groups Say

    President Donald Trump lacks the power to reorganize the executive branch and push for mass terminations of workers when Congress hasn't given its blessing, unions and other groups told a California federal court.

  • April 29, 2025

    PacifiCorp Hit With $11M Verdict In Latest Wildfire Case

    A Portland, Oregon, jury awarded around $10.8 million in noneconomic damages Tuesday to nine plaintiffs who suffered property damage in a group of 2020 wildfires attributed to PacifiCorp's negligence, with the awards likely to be increased to account for punitive damages.

  • April 29, 2025

    FERC Wrongly Greenlighted Kan. Grid Projects, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unlawfully approved a Kansas electric co-operative's transmission development projects despite rejecting a regional grid operator's plan to divide the costs of such projects, the D.C. Circuit heard Monday.

  • April 29, 2025

    Sullivan M&A Chief Sees Opportunities Amid Tariff Turmoil

    After a rocky start to 2025, the mergers and acquisitions landscape is grappling with economic volatility, shifting trade policies and a complex regulatory environment. But even in a "choppy" market, there are always deals to be made, says Melissa Sawyer, global head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's M&A group and co-head of its corporate governance practice.

  • April 29, 2025

    No 'Hobson's Choice' For Foley & Lardner, Ex-Clients Say

    Two former Foley & Lardner LLP clients are slamming the law firm for telling a Texas appellate court it was faced with a "Hobson's choice" in their suit alleging the firm failed to disclose conflicts of interest.

  • April 29, 2025

    Holtec Embezzlement Suit Paused In NJ For Ohio Case

    A New Jersey state court froze energy technology company Holtec International's suit accusing its former general counsel and its one-time chief financial officer of tricking the firm into paying $700,000 to a consulting entity the duo owned so that a similar suit in Ohio can be resolved first.

  • April 29, 2025

    Kirkland Guides Allied Industrial On $300M Fund Close

    Houston-based Allied Industrial Partners has closed its inaugural fund at its $300 million hard cap, achieving the objective under the legal guidance of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

  • April 29, 2025

    Stonepeak Buying Stake In Spain's Repsol For $340M

    Vinson & Elkins LLP-advised Stonepeak has agreed to purchase a 46.3% stake in Latham & Watkins LLP-advised Repsol's 777-megawatt solar and storage portfolio in the U.S. for $340 million, according to a Tuesday announcement.

  • April 28, 2025

    Exxon Asks Full 5th Circ. To Rethink NLRB Flip In Labor Case

    An ExxonMobil unit Monday urged the full Fifth Circuit to undo a panel of judges' decision backing the National Labor Relations Board in holding the company liable for unfair labor practices despite the board freeing it from allegations years prior, warning of a "politicization" of federal labor laws.

  • April 28, 2025

    Feds' Bid To Spring False Biden Accuser Shot Down By Judge

    A California federal judge rejected a request Monday by prosecutors to release a former FBI informant imprisoned for lying to federal agents that former President Joe Biden accepted bribes, saying he does not agree the court made a mistake at sentencing that should result in his release pending appeal.

  • April 28, 2025

    Biz Groups Fight NY's Bid To Join Their Climate Suit With States'

    Fossil fuel industry groups countered the New York attorney general's bid to transfer their lawsuit fighting a $75 billion tab they must pay for climate change adaptation projects, saying joining their suit with one from a group of Republican states would serve neither justice nor judicial economy.

  • April 28, 2025

    Court Urged To Reconsider Jurisdiction In Tribal Tariff Row

    Blackfeet Nation members are asking a Montana federal judge to reconsider an order to transfer their challenge against President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and abroad to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the decision is based on the constitutional question of the Indian commerce clause.

  • April 28, 2025

    EPA Waiver Lifts Summer Ban On High-Ethanol Fuel Sales

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday formally suspended the usual summer ban on sales of higher-ethanol gasoline blends, the fourth year in a row the agency has done so.

  • April 28, 2025

    Green Group Says Shell Case Discovery Fees Are Too Costly

    A Philadelphia-based environmental group suing Shell over pollution from a Western Pennsylvania chemical plant balked at a federal court's order that it pay 15% of the cost to resolve a discovery dispute, arguing it could be left with a potentially devastating tab.

  • April 28, 2025

    Judge Weighs Impact Of Top Court Ruling On DOE Grant Cap

    A federal judge hearing a challenge to a Department of Energy grant cap on Monday expressed concerns about the case's potential overlap with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cast doubt on a bid to revive federal teacher training grants.

  • April 28, 2025

    5th Circ. Grants DOL 30-Day Stay In States' ESG Rule Appeal

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday granted the U.S. Department of Labor's request to stay an appeal from Republican-led states in a suit challenging the agency's rule that allows retirement fiduciaries to consider issues like climate change and social justice when choosing investments, but limited the pause to 30 days.

Expert Analysis

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Nixing NRC Oversight Of Small Reactors Could Cut Both Ways

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    A lawsuit in a Texas federal court aims to abolish the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's authority over small modular reactors, which the plaintiffs contend will unleash new and innovative technology — but the resulting patchwork of state regulations could increase costs for the nuclear industry, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects

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    President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • New York Climate Superfund Law May Face Preemption Fight

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    New York state's new climate superfund law highlights a growing trend of states supplementing their climate litigation efforts with legislative initiatives — but it will likely encounter the same federal preemption questions raised about state and local lawsuits seeking redress for climate harms, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty

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    With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Updated FWS Regs Will Streamline Right-Of-Way Permitting

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    Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's final rule covering rights-of-way across lands administered by the service will bring increased up-front fees and stricter permit terms and conditions, it also provides a clearer application process and should reduce permitting delays and total costs, say attorneys at Holland & Hart.

  • Nippon, US Steel Face Long Odds On Merger Challenge

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    Following the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review of Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the companies face a formidable uphill battle in challenging the president's exercise of authority to block the deal on national security grounds, say attorneys at Kirkland.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Hydrogen Regs Will Provide More Certainty — If They Survive

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    Newly finalized regulations implementing the Section 45V clean hydrogen tax credit allow producers more flexibility, and should therefore help put the industry on more solid footing — but the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress will have multiple options for overturning or altering the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Climate Disclosure Spotlight Shifts To 2 Calif. Laws

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    With Donald Trump's election spelling the all-but-certain demise of the proposed federal climate disclosure rules, new laws in California currently stand as the nation's only broadly applicable climate disclosure requirements — and their brevity is both a blessing and a curse, say attorneys at Davis Polk.

  • Final Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs Add Flexibility For Producers

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    The recently released final regulations implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's clean hydrogen production tax credit offer taxpayers greater flexibility, reducing risk and creating more certainty for investments in the industry, thus diminishing — but not eliminating — the risk of legal challenges to the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.

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